1949 in Chile

← 1948 1947 1946 1949 in Chile → 1950 1951 1952
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1949 Timeline of Chilean history

The following lists events that happened during 1949 in Chile.

• President of Chile: Gabriel González Videla

• 14 January - The law granting Chilean women the right to vote in parliamentary and presidential elections is published.

• 5 February - Chilean Army Captain Alberto Larraguibel breaks the high Jump world record with his horse Huaso, overcoming an obstacle of 2.47 meters.

• 6 March – Chilean parliamentary election, 1949

• 19 April - In the Araucania Region, an earthquake measuring 7.3 degrees on the Richter scale mainly affected the cities of Angol, Temuco and Los Angeles, leaving 35 dead, 155 injured and 2,065 homeless.

• 15 July – Chile dismisses two consuls in New York City because of alleged Communist ties.^[1]
• 16 July – Chile disenfranchises female Communist voters.^[2]

• 6 August - Condorito is published for the first time in Okey magazine.
• 16 August And 17 August - Demonstrations are held in Santiago due to the rise in public transport fares, known as the "Chaucha Revolution".

• 17 December – 1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquake

• 2 March – Antonio Vodanovic
• 25 March – Juan Carlos Latorre
• 13 August – Rogelio Farías (d. 1995)
• 20 November – Alejandro Pierola
• 1 December – Sebastián Piñera
• 4 December – Arturo Salah

• 24 May – Rosita Renard (b. 1894)
• date unknown – Adolfo Ibáñez Boggiano (b. 1880)